2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You
Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for materials engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in the Southeast Region for materials engineering students. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAB are $20,400 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
UF undergraduate students pay an average of $28,659 in tuition and fees each year. On average, materials engineering graduates from UF take out $14,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Georgia Tech take out is $21,375.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for materials engineering in the Southeast Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for materials engineering students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Virginia Tech take out is $27,070.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $26,390 per year.
UARK excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Auburn undergraduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.
Auburn also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clemson are $38,550 a year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Clemson take out is $23,000.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value materials engineering programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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North Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year. On average, materials engineering graduates from NC State take out $21,970 in student loans while working on their degree.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Request InformationBest Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 114 |
| Virginia | 103 |
| North Carolina | 61 |
| Florida | 153 |
| Tennessee | 57 |
| Kentucky | 29 |
| South Carolina | 59 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Alabama | 65 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
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Materials Engineering Related Majors for Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.
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